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Degree:

Type of education:

Number of semesters: 2

Professional qualification:

Professional field:

First year: 2018

Duration: 1 year; 1.5 years
Language: Bulgarian
Mode of study: Full-time

Special courses:

  • IT Projects and Company Management
  • Basics of Information Systems
  • Data Base

Specialized courses:

  • Business Analysing and Knowledge Extracting
  • E-Business
  • Data Storage and Big Data
  • Cybersecurity
  • Technologies in Digital Marketing
  • Graduate Seminar
  • Elective courses

Expected knowledge and skills after acquiring qualification:
Master degree in Information Management in Business provides knowledge and skills, related to managing all kinds of information assets inside the organizations. The general fields of the study include modern technologies and conceptions like: business intelligence, extracting knowledge from Big Data and data storages, cybersecurity, maintaining web applications and e-business systems, modeling and automating business processes etc.

Employment opportunities upon graduation:
The Master’s degree graduates in Information Management in Business can be employed in the following professions and positions:

  • Information Management Specialist
  • Consultant for Business Intelligence Appliance
  • ETL process developer
  • System Analyst
  • IT Project Manager
  • Business Analyst
  • Customer Service Consultant
  • E-business, marketing and software and information management specialist, teacher etc.

Graduates of the program can work as information management specialists, business intelligence application consultants, developers of ETL processes and solutions, system analysts, IT project managers, business analysts, specialists in implementation, maintenance and development of information systems, consultants on customer services, specialists in electronic business, marketing and management of software and information products, teachers, etc.

Programme
First year
2018
Studied subjects Semester Credits Type of grading Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Data Warehouses and BIG DATA 9 8 240 165 75
9 8 240 165 75
9 7 210 135 75
9 7 210 150 60
Master Degree Seminar 10 8 240 210 30
10 8 240 165 75
Electives (2)
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Business Process Management Systems
10 14 420 300 120
Electives (1)
  • Thesis Defense
  • Comprehensive State Exam
10 15 450 450 0
Total for 0 0
Total for the entire period of study 75 2250 1740 510


Optional courses Semester Credits Student involvement
Total Self-study Classes
Foreign Language - English 10 3 90 60 30
Foreign Language - German 10 3 90 60 30
Foreign Language - French 10 3 90 60 30
Foreign Language - Russian 10 3 90 60 30
1 The course is available only to foreigners